Chennai, Oct. 31 -- BJP senior leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday accused the DMK of fostering regional hatred, and alleged that the party leaders had been using derogatory remarks against people from northern states.

Soundararajan was speaking to the reporters after paying floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 150th birth anniversary at Guindy, Chennai.

Tamilisai said the country was celebrating National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) with the same spirit as Independence Day.

"Today we are celebrating Unity Day in Delhi with the same pride and emotion with which we celebrate Independence Day," she said.

She credited Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel for laying the foundation of a united India...